I do the same thing. The 20-30 minutes it takes for a major storm to roll through is not worth the time/hassle/money of getting fried electronics replaced. Surge protector or not, I just unplug them. Since most of my equipment is connected to some sort of device with on/off switch, it reduces the number of plugs that need to be disconnected to 3. I feel like a surge protector is just there for when something happens to mains from human causes. Putting all of my luck on them for lightning is just too much faith in modern manufacturing and faith in companies honoring a warranty on those devices.